freshmen advising spring 2013

Computer Science DepartmentGroup Advising Meeting

Spring 2013Tim Richards (cua@cs.umass.edu)Lecturer / Chief Undergraduate Advisor

Today’s Goals

• Today and Tomorrow– Courses you are taking– Courses you will be taking

• Planning– Advisor & Tips– What you should be thinking about

• Remove the hold on your account– Ask your questions

Courses You Are Taking

CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187

Introductory sequence in Java programming

✓ ✓

Courses You Are Taking

CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187

Introductory sequence in Java programming

✓ ✗

Courses You Are Taking

CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187

Introductory sequence in Java programming

✓ Offered Summer 2013!~9 week intensive version of the same course and topics.

Courses You Will Be Taking

CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187✓ ✓

CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230

200-Level Cores

CMPSCI 240

CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187

CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240

200-Level Cores

Intensive Programming

✓ ✓Courses You Will Be Taking

CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187

CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240

200-Level Cores

Intensive Programming Mathematical Foundations of Computing

✓ ✓Courses You Will Be Taking

CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187

CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240

200-Level Cores

Intensive Programming Mathematical Foundations of Computing

Require 1 yearof Calculus✓ ✓

Courses You Will Be Taking

CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187

CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240

200-Level Cores

BS-CMPSCI: Must take all 4 200-level cores.

BA-CMPSCI: Must take at least 3 200-level cores.

✓ ✓Courses You Will Be Taking

CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187

CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240

200-Level Cores

Recommended Sequence:

CMPSCI 220 and CMPSCI 250

✓ ✓Courses You Will Be Taking

CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187

CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240

200-Level Cores

Recommended Sequence:

CMPSCI 230 and CMPSCI 240

✓ ✓Courses You Will Be Taking

CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187

CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240

200-Level Cores

Bad Idea!

✓ ✓Courses You Will Be Taking

CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187

CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240

200-Level Cores

Also, Bad Idea!

✓ ✓Courses You Will Be Taking

CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187

CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240

200-Level Cores

CMPSCI >=300 CMPSCI >=300 CMPSCI >=300 CMPSCI >=300 CMPSCI >=300

300-Level and AboveBS-CMPSCI: Must take 8 to satisfy a track.BA-CMPSCI: Must take any 5.

Courses You Will Be Taking

BS-CMPSCI Tracks• General CMPSCI• Artificial Intelligence• Computer Architecture• Networking• Programming

Languages & Compilers

• Theory of Computation

• Robotics, Vision, 7 Graphics

• Search & Data Mining• Security & Privacy• Software Engineering• Software Systems

Advisor & Tips• Your Advisor

– Will be assigned over the Summer– Appear in Spire

• Tips for Fall 2013– Keep tracking form up-to-date!– Meet with you advisor!– Be prompt!– Visit ACE (does not replace advisor)– Bring your tracking form!

What you should be thinking about

• Study Habits?• Attendance / Participation?• Office Hours?• How did my classes go?• What did I like/dislike?• Is CS for me?• Honors College: Departmental Honors?• Internships?

Get Involved!• ACM (http://umass.acm.org)• UMass Programming Team• CS Women• USpace• Leadership Committees

– ACE Peer Advising– ROCKs Recruiting & Outreach

• First Friday Events• REU Program

Hold Release and Questions

For more detailed questions or concerns please send email to:

cua@cs.umass.edu